Christian countries Compared by Environment > Biodiversity and protected areas > Marine protected areas > Number
DEFINITION:
Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 787 | 2008 | |
| 2 | Canada | 563 | 2008 | |
| 3 | Sweden | 477 | 2008 | |
| 4 | Australia | 384 | 2008 | |
| 5 | Philippines | 212 | 2008 | |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 149 | 2008 | |
| 7 | Bermuda | 101 | 2008 | |
| 8 | New Zealand | 87 | 2008 | |
| 9 | France | 64 | 2008 | |
| =10 | Italy | 58 | 2008 | |
| =10 | Brazil | 58 | 2008 | |
| 12 | Denmark | 52 | 2008 | |
| 13 | Spain | 47 | 2008 | |
| 14 | Cuba | 42 | 2008 | |
| 15 | Cayman Islands | 41 | 2008 | |
| 16 | Mexico | 38 | 2008 | |
| 17 | Argentina | 36 | 2008 | |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 35 | 2008 | |
| 19 | The Bahamas | 32 | 2008 | |
| 20 | South Africa | 30 | 2008 | |
| =21 | Portugal | 27 | 2008 | |
| =21 | Russia | 27 | 2008 | |
| 23 | Papua New Guinea | 24 | 2008 | |
| 24 | Honduras | 22 | 2008 | |
| =25 | Panama | 21 | 2008 | |
| =25 | Germany | 21 | 2008 | |
| =27 | Belize | 19 | 2008 | |
| =27 | Fiji | 19 | 2008 | |
| =27 | Venezuela | 19 | 2008 | |
| =27 | Puerto Rico | 19 | 2008 | |
| =27 | Croatia | 19 | 2008 | |
| =32 | Tanzania | 17 | 2008 | |
| =32 | Norway | 17 | 2008 | |
| =34 | Dominican Republic | 15 | 2008 | |
| =34 | Finland | 15 | 2008 | |
| =34 | Palau | 15 | 2008 | |
| =34 | Colombia | 15 | 2008 | |
| =34 | Ukraine | 15 | 2008 | |
| 39 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13 | 2008 | |
| =40 | Ireland | 12 | 2008 | |
| =40 | Greece | 12 | 2008 | |
| =40 | Jamaica | 12 | 2008 | |
| =40 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 2008 | |
| =44 | Kenya | 11 | 2008 | |
| =44 | Tonga | 11 | 2008 | |
| =46 | Romania | 10 | 2008 | |
| =46 | Seychelles | 10 | 2008 | |
| =48 | Chile | 9 | 2008 | |
| =48 | Iceland | 9 | 2008 | |
| =50 | American Samoa | 7 | 2008 | |
| =50 | Suriname | 7 | 2008 | |
| =50 | Guatemala | 7 | 2008 | |
| 53 | Netherlands | 6 | 2008 | |
| =54 | Gabon | 5 | 2008 | |
| =54 | Cyprus | 5 | 2008 | |
| =54 | Nicaragua | 5 | 2008 | |
| =54 | Malta | 5 | 2008 | |
| =58 | Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 2008 | |
| =58 | Angola | 4 | 2008 | |
| =58 | Uruguay | 4 | 2008 | |
| =58 | Namibia | 4 | 2008 | |
| =62 | Monaco | 3 | 2008 | |
| =62 | Barbados | 3 | 2008 | |
| =62 | Ecuador | 3 | 2008 | |
| =62 | Lithuania | 3 | 2008 | |
| =62 | Slovenia | 3 | 2008 | |
| =62 | Mozambique | 3 | 2008 | |
| =62 | Poland | 3 | 2008 | |
| =69 | Cameroon | 2 | 2008 | |
| =69 | Dominica | 2 | 2008 | |
| =69 | Georgia | 2 | 2008 | |
| =69 | Greenland | 2 | 2008 | |
| =69 | Peru | 2 | 2008 | |
| =69 | Belgium | 2 | 2008 | |
| =75 | Liberia | 1 | 2008 | |
| =75 | El Salvador | 1 | 2008 | |
| =75 | Aruba | 1 | 2008 | |
| =75 | Cape Verde | 1 | 2008 | |
| =75 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2008 | |
| =75 | Latvia | 1 | 2008 | |
| =75 | Grenada | 1 | 2008 | |
| =75 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1 | 2008 | |
| =83 | East Timor | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Ethiopia | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Swaziland | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Slovakia | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Malawi | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Central African Republic | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Liechtenstein | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Luxembourg | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Nigeria | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Rwanda | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Moldova | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Zimbabwe | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Hungary | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Paraguay | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Botswana | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Bolivia | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Ghana | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Lesotho | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Eritrea | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Armenia | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Austria | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Uganda | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Belarus | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Haiti | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Switzerland | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Burundi | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Zambia | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Kazakhstan | 0.0 | 2008 | |
| =83 | Guyana | 0.0 | 2008 |